Broadcasting Technicians
Job description
These individuals install, assemble, operate, and repair electronic equipment. They work for:
- Radio and television stations
- Broadcast equipment manufacturing companies
- Communication service providers
- Independent television producers
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
Main tasks
- Ensure the quality of live and recorded broadcasts.
- Produce sound and visual sequences using various equipment.
- Carry out urgent hardware repairs and replace programming in case of signal failure.
- Install, maintain, and repair broadcast equipment and software.
- Adjust and operate the console controls to capture and select emission sources.
- Broadcast programs and commercials on radio or television.
- Supervise other technicians, as required.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to supervisory positions.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2022-2026
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Job prospects for 2022-2026
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2021
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 21.3% Female
- 78.7% Male
- 21.3% Female
- 78.7% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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NAICS 5185% of jobs
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NAICS 919% of jobs
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NAICS 613% of jobs
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NAICS 813% of jobs
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NAICS 813% of jobs
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Others0% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 5185% of jobs
-
NAICS 919% of jobs
-
NAICS 613% of jobs
-
NAICS 813% of jobs
-
NAICS 813% of jobs
-
Others0% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
College
DCS in electrotechnology (Audiovisual) 
Placement rate: 91.3%
8.7% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in electrotechnology (Computers and network)
Placement rate: 37.5%
59.4% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in electrotechnology (Telecommunications)
Placement rate: 66.1%
32.3% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in techniques de production et de postproduction télévisuelles (Production télévisuelle)
Placement rate: 91.7%
DCS in techniques de production et de postproduction télévisuelles (Postproduction télévisuelle)
Placement rate: 84.4%
12.5% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in technologies sonores
Placement rate: 81.3%
12.5% of graduates pursue further studies
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Critical thought
- Active listening
- Result evaluation
- Monitoring operations
- Oral expression
- Reading comprehension
- Written expression
- Judgment and decision-making
- Solving complex problems
- Active learning
- Time management
- Information processing
- Troubleshooting
Abilities
- Awareness of issues
- Near vision
- Oral comprehension
- Written comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Information organization
- Deductive reasoning
- Speech recognition
- Speech clarity
- Inductive reasoning
- Selective attention
- Digital dexterity
- Written expression
- Colour perception and distinction
- Processing flexibility
- Distance vision
- Classification
- Idea generation
- Perception speed
- Visualization
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to adapt
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Capacity to work in a team
- Knowledge of telecommunications
- Sense of initiative
- Attention to detail
- Knowledge of computer science, digital and electronics
- Tolerance to stress
- Availability
- Knowledge of communication and media
Interests
- Work in the arts, culture, music, or leisure
- Make, build, install
- Work manually
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Note about CNP
Occupational information is provided based on the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016. The 5-digit code of the NOC 2021 is shown in parentheses for information purposes only for occupations that correspond to those of NOC 2016.
Official name of the NOC 5224 (52112)
Broadcast technicians
Job titles
- Production switcher
- Broadcasting switcher
- Television switcher
- Broadcast engineer
- Mobile broadcasting equipment installer
- Transmitting operator
- Video transmission operator
- Video control operator
- Mobile broadcasting equipment operator
- Transmission studio control operator
- Video transmission studio control operator
- Transmitter operator
- Broadcasting control operator
- Broadcasting transmitter operator
- Master control room (mcr) equipment operator - broadcasting
- Radio broadcasting equipment operator supervisor
- Television broadcasting equipment operator supervisor
- Mobile radio broadcasting supervisor
- Master control room (mcr) technician - broadcasting
- Control room technician - broadcasting
- Regional transmitter technician
- Short-wave receiving station technician
- Broadcast maintenance technician
- Broadcasting technician
Skill type
Art, culture, recreation and sport
Last update: April 28, 2023
